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I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international
consultants. About living in Italy, the Veneto area near Venice; in Indonesia,
central Java. Why we love the southeast of the United States and moved back from
Italy. Our love for gardening, the botanical way. Sharing with you our manifold
treasures from exotic places and even offering several in my Mariette's Back to
Basics LLC Boutique, for others to enjoy. As well as high end silver items from
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Love to
bring back some romance and quality to the daily life of others...

{Our Bathroom Renovation from Tub to Shower while Caring for the Environment}

Our entire home is equiped with Danish Damixa faucets, except lately in our laundry room. We both agree with the Damixa company philosophy; Caring for the Environment and reducing water consumption by 25% or 30%. Going Green!

They previously did ship some items to us, in case we did not go to The Netherlands for hand carrying it back home to the USA, inside our suitcases.

This was mid August... the first step was laid.

The reason we wanted to proceed with this renovation was because of the great difficulty I had in January of 2010 when I had become paralyzed. For husband Pieter, having to lift me over that tub's edge for taking a shower was nearly impossible. Not because I'm heavy but a motionless person doesn't give...

Not a great photo but you still can see the tub with mirrored tub doors...

Our vanity is from Italy. We did bring it with us after living there but not building our home in Italy.

16 comments:

I know how thrilled you will be having your new Master bathroom and will be so happy that you can step right into the shower.The new shower and bathroom fittings are lovely.Also love your new Spring look to your blog - all the daffodils are so bright and pretty.

Hello Mariette, The shower retrofit was a good idea. Today it seems that many take showers exclusively, so there is no reason to hold onto tubs just for tradition's sake, especially in a house that is not an old one with original fixtures.

My dearest friend Mariette:I think this renovation will very beneficial for both of you since will be easier to take a shower. And the plus side of this, is that you are a wonderful woman with an exquisite taste for decor and I'm sure everything will look amazing. I can't wait to see all the complete renovation.Send you a bug hug,Lots of love,Laura :)

You are so right my dearest Mariete showers where one needs to step over the tub wall is not particle when there are physical limitations involved. We designed a walk in shower for me during our renovations on the main level of our home. Living through renovations is not an easy task ... what a blessing you have the Rose Suite to enjoy during the process. Pieter is such a darling and most creative and skilled to be able to carry out all this work. Can't wait to see the finished shower! ... Happy Palm Sunday..Blessings from us both.. C. (HHL)

Awesome and I think you are so right for many people showers over the bath are not ideal thankfully we haven't got to that point and I hope we neither hubby or do as I love my bath but my dad often finds it hard to get in and out of the shower because it is over the bath and really should see if he can get their bathroom altered the only thing holding him back is that Dawson likes to have a bath and there is not enough room for a bath and a shower as it is only a small room